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title: "Proactive Discovery and Bulk Referral Pilot"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06efa9"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2026-09-01"
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# Proactive Discovery and Bulk Referral Pilot

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06efa9

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## Summary

The Home Office commissioned a pilot service for proactive discovery, analysis and bulk referral of terrorist content found online. The service is intended to identify relevant content, analyse it and refer it in volume to technology companies. This is a research and development-oriented service, classified under research services, rather than a conventional software supply or general communications contract. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement has one lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The buyer is the Home Office, a central government department, and the selected supplier is Tech Against Terrorism, an SME based in London.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and is recorded as complete, with Tech Against Terrorism selected for the single lot. It used a direct award under the Schedule 5 Prototype and Development Services exemption, because the requirement was a time-limited pilot intended to test a new capability. The award is valued at £192,000 excluding VAT and £240,000 including VAT. The award contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 15 March 2027. A contract-signature milestone is scheduled for 14 September 2026. The service was evaluated and awarded as a services requirement, with the procurement relying on the prototype and development rationale rather than an open competition.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the requirement demonstrates demand for specialist capability in identifying terrorist content online, analysing it and referring it efficiently to technology companies. A credible competitor for a future requirement from the Home Office would need practical expertise in online terrorist-content discovery, analytical methods and high-volume referral operations, together with the ability to develop and test a new capability through a focused pilot. It would also need to show that it can work with technology companies and public-sector stakeholders on sensitive online-harm issues. The completed procurement indicates that an SME-sized specialist organisation can satisfy this type of central-government requirement.

## Notice

The Home Office is procuring a pilot service to support the proactive discovery, analysis and bulk referral to technology companies of terrorist content online.

### Procurement Information

This direct award relies on the Schedule 5 Prototype and Development Services exemption. The requirement is a time-limited pilot to test a new capability

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082723-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 15 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £192,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Home Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Tech Against Terrorism |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 14:43 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082723-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082723-2026
  1st September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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